A/N I'm back with the next chapter in the story. Hope you like it.

The Phantom Shadow

As the castle began to rise sonic and the rest of the crew stared at it. Phantom then broke the silence.

"This is where the final battle shall take place. Of you're smart you'll give up now."

"What makes you think that well give up" sonic said cockily.

"I don't expect all of you to be there just you and shadow. I have nothing against any of you but I made a deal with metal so you'll have to come."

"Why don't you just try and beat us here."

"Because I want to make you suffer. Besides what fun would that be?"

As phantom said that he warped away leaving the rest of the sonic crew to come up with a plan.

"Damn how are we going to get to that floating castle now?"

"Don't worry about it shadow we can chaos control there."

"No we can't. Chaos control only allows you to warp to a place you've been before."

"Then we'll take the tornado."

"The tornado can't fit all of us."

"Actually it can. I made some adjustments so now the tornado is able to fly with multiple people on it. Of course sonic and knuckles will be on the wings of the plane."

"Tails you're a genus."

"Okay now that that's settled how are we going to find are the castle?"

"That's shouldn't be to hard now. While phantom was talking I slippeda homing device on his body. So now can take the same route he took."

"Rouge you're a genus too."

"Okay then let's get ready."

Back at the base phantom and metal sonic were waiting for sonic and shadow. Metal sonic was on the computer putting the finishing touches on the castles defense. Phantom was busy having another flashback.

Flashback

"Big brother I can't find my toys. Can you help me find it?"

Shadow who was reading a book looked up from it to listen to phantom. Shadow smiled because he knew were phantom always put his stuff.

"Okay where were you the last time you played with them."

"I don't know, I think I was in Maria's room."

Phantom then realized that his toys where in maria's room and he began to laugh.

"I'm glad you think that's funny because one day you're going to lose those toys."

"No I won't."

Shadow shook his head and began to finish reading his book.

"Come on big brother let's play. Please" phantom said giving shadow the puppy dog eyes.

"All right but only for a little while."

"Okay let's play."

Phantom remember that happy memory but he also remembered a more sad memory.

Phantom was in his room bleeding heavily. His leg and arms had deep cuts in them and his head felt like it was going to split in two. He got up but was smacked back down to the ground by shadow. Shadow picked him up by his neck and began to slap him rapidity. Phantom tried to squirm and fight out of shadows grasp but shadow was to strong for him. This continued for two years until one day phantom decided to fight back.

"What do you want?"

"I'm tired of you beating on me. This is going to stop right now."

"Do you really think so?"

"I know so.

And that's when shadow ran up to phantom and began to punch him in the face. Phantom tried to hit shadow with his own attack but shadow would move away and kick him. After the fight was over phantom was lying on the floor and was barely unconscious.

"Pathetic, you can't even beat me. That's why mom and dad died. From now one you are to stay away from Maria. If I ever see you with her I'll break more than just you're face."

As shadow walked out the room the last thoughts phantom had before he fell unconscious were "it wasn't my fault."

Metal sonic looked from the computer to find phantom taking a nap. He seemed to be having a bad dream, but metal sonic never had a dream, but that was going to change soon.

"Phantom get ready. It's time."

Outside of the castle sonic and the gang were in the tornado. Everything was silent until tails spoke.

"All right you guys get ready were about to land."

Just then phantoms voice can be heard from the castle.

"I'm surprised that you guys have made it this far but this is a far as you go."

Then a loud sound is heard as a bunch of holes appear in the castle.

"What the heck is going on?"

Then suddenly large cannons come out of the holes and began to charge up.

"Goodbye" And then the cannons fire at the tornado.

A/N this is shorter than the last chapter but I decided to leave you on a cliffhanger. Read and review to see the rest.